1984, in the setting of a post-war, poor and gloomy Vietnam, a documentary film entitled “The story of the kindness” by film director Tran Van Thuy searched for answer for the question “What is the kindness?” – That’s what I received when I searched for the film. What is the kindness? – I think it’s not too difficult to make a list of things you consider they are kindness however being kindness is never too easy. Watching this film, you’ll see a part of Vietnam society, not only in 1984 but also nowadays, well, a part of it.
One day, while driving in streets, my old friend told me some stories about his life. The 80 year old man has gone through a lot of things and of course has gotten tons of bitter, disappointed things. I was surprised and told him:
-Oh, really? Sometimes we’re lucky to meet kind people.
-No, it’s not sometimes. I always meet kind people. There are mostly kind people in the world.
– Really? I’m not sure about that.
-You must believe in good things to see good things happen. You must believe in kindness to see kindness and make kindness happen.